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OF THE CULTIVATION SECT. IV, 



of affording, when things are ftewn in their bejl man- 

 ner, A garden may be cultivated fo as to be profitable ; 

 and yet not conducted fo as to he' agreeable to walk in, 

 which in a private garden is a circumftance furely to be 

 lamented : The proper appearance of a well managed 

 one is expreffed by the word neat : Let all be done 

 that can be in order to it. 



To be neat, weeding muft be induftrioufly followed 

 up, and all litter that is made in working, quickly car- 

 ried off. The ground alfo mould be frequently furred 

 and raked between crops, and about the borders, to 

 give all a frefh appearance. There is a pleafantnefs 

 to the eye in new broken earth: and when there are no 

 flowers left in the borders, this gives an air of cul- 

 ture, and is always agreeable : The obfervation is par- 

 ticularly meant to apply in autumn, that the garden 

 may not become dreary too foon, and fo bring on winter 

 before its time. An Afparagus fork is expeditious and 

 ufeful in this cafe ; but it mult be (lightly ufed, left it 

 difturb the roots of plants too much. Vegetables mould 

 not be fuffered to rock themfelves by wind, fo as to 

 form holes round their ft ems, but be well earthed up 

 (49) or otherwife fupported. 



Trees and Jhrubs mould be conftantly freed from 

 fuckers and dangling moots, and wall trees ought to 

 be regularly kept in order agreeable to directions in the 

 feftion, On pruning. 



Let gravel walks be kept free from weeds and rrwfs, 

 often fwept, and well rolled after rain. If there is 

 quantity of gravel enough in the walks to relay, or 

 turn them up every fpring, or once in two years, it 

 will thoroughly clean them, and make them appear 

 lively. Mojs may be either fcraped off with a trowel, 

 or fome fuch inftrument, or rubbed off by repeated 

 ftrokes of a broom not quite new. 



Grafs plats and walks mould have their edges occa- 

 fionally cut, and be mowed, as often as there is the 

 leajl hold for the fcythe, for they lofe much of their 



^ beauty, 



